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From: Tracie Hunter[[email protected]]Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 2:43 PMTo: Jim Harper; Joe DetersCc: Greg Hartmann; Monzel, Chris; Sigman,Christian; Portune, Todd; Chris SchaeferSubject: RE: 00420076.DOCMr. Harper:You may not represent me against my instructions and best interest. That isneither legal, nor ethical.Please recuse yourself immediately from my representation to avoid furtherliability from such harm.Sincerely,

Judge Tracie M. HunterHamilton County Juvenile Court800 Broadway Street, 12th FloorCincinnati, Ohio 45202Phone: 513-946-9211Email: [email protected]

>>> "Jim Harper" 5/2/2013 2:31 PM >>>We decline.

From: Tracie Hunter [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 2:28 PMTo: Jim Harper; Joe DetersCc: Greg Hartmann; Chris Monzel; Christian Sigman; Todd Portune; Chris SchaeferSubject: RE: 00420076.DOC

Mr. Harper;I am entitled under the law and Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct to berepresented by impartial counsel. Additionally, advisory opinions also supportthe necessity for independent counsel.The Prosecutor's Office has not previously represented a quasi-governmentalagency in a lawsuit against a Judge prior to him/her assuming office, norvigorously pursued lawsuits, against her/him, once s/he has taken office, toavoid the legal outcomes that resulted from his/her prevailment. Obviously,there are unusual circumstances that create a conflict, that otherwise would not

be present.

All of your conduct, including deliberately compromising my case and breachingattorney-client privilege in a public forum, is indicative of your office'sinability and unwillingness to effectively represent me in my official capacityas an elected official and judicial officer. It is clear that, based on yourcontinued actions, deliberately calculated to harm me in my judicial capacity,you have absolutely no regard for the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct as itpertains to the representation of clients.


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Therefore, I am again requesting that your office immediately recuse itself sothat I may seek independent, impartial counsel. Thank you for making applicationtoday with the First District Court of Appeals for me to obtain new counsel, asyour delayed actions in this matter are harming the Court.Respectfully,


>>> "Jim Harper" 5/2/2013 1:52 PM >>>You have been sued in your official capacity as a Judge of the Court of CommonPleas, Juvenile Division, Hamilton County, Ohio. As such this case is not aboutyou personally. It is about the Court of Common Pleas as an institution which isexposed to significant public policy issues and the potential obligation,through the Board of County Commissioners, to pay significant attorney fees and

costs should the petitioners be successful. The Prosecuting Attorney representsthe Court of Common Pleas when it or one of its Judges are sued in an officialcapacity action. It is the Prosecuting Attorney who by exclusive statutory andcase law authority prepares pleadings, establishes and executes trial strategiesand is solely responsible for trial management. It is the duty of the officeholder or employee in an official capacity action to provide records, facts andother matters requested by the Prosecuting Attorney. In practice it has been myexperience that a collaborative model in which a public official and theProsecuting Attorney recognize their roles and work together to achieve the bestresult for the governmental agency is the best model. Private Counsel has no

role in an official capacity action.

From: Tracie Hunter [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 1:00 PMTo: Jim Harper; Joe DetersCc: Greg Hartmann; Chris Monzel; Christian Sigman; Todd Portune; Chris SchaeferSubject: RE: 00420076.DOCMr. Harper:

Discussions of any communications between you, I and my alleged counsel areclearly a breach of attorney-client privilege and unethical. Ms. Baker, placingmy name on a document is a separate criminal matter that extends beyond thescope of any civil litigation. Therefore, in requesting prosecution for aseparate criminal matter, I was not authorizing you to discuss information thatis clearly confidential in nature. I request that you immediately recuse youroffice and authorize the appointment of new counsel, based on this egregiousbreach of my attorney client privilege.

Thank you.


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>>> "Jim Harper" 5/2/2013 9:21 AM >>>Thank you. We will review your claim. As you may recall on April 5, 2013, andnumerous times thereafter we requested that you provide us with certified copiesof the court documents and transcripts of proceedings. In addition to being thefactual basis of your defense they, along with your affidavit, will be thefactual basis for your claim that Jennifer Baker affixed your signature/name ondocuments in cases 12-7304; 12-7366 and 12-7307. Coincidently, on April 19,2013, Scripts Media dba WCPO-TV filed a Petition and Complaint for Writ ofProhibition C-1300241 against you. I have not seen a return of service on younor have you made reference to this filing. We will provide you with a copy ofthis document if you wish. Of importance is the affidavit of Jana Soete, WCPOsmanaging editor, stating that various applications signed by her on behalf ofWCPO were altered by an unknown party who signed (typewritten) the applications

indicating WCPO as the applicant. Once again the transcript is needed for aproper investigation and also for your general defense. We are concerned thatmultiple parties are alleging improprieties in the record. We cannot rule outthe possibility at this time that an unknown third party may be the cause ofthese claims. Certainly the integrity of the Courts records is at issue. Mr.Schaefer will be responding to the issues raised in your most recent E-Mails.

From: Tracie Hunter [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 6:38 PM

To: Joe DetersCc: Greg Hartmann; Chris Monzel; Christian Sigman; Todd Portune; Chris Schaefer;Jim HarperSubject: RE: 00420076.DOCDear Sirs:Today, as my staff and I spent the entire day, as of 10:30 A.M. this morning,preparing and correcting the Prosecutor's proposed Answers and Stipulations tothe Enquirer's Writ of Prohibition, I discovered that Affiant, Jennifer Baker,affixed my signature/name on documents in the below referenced cases.

I am requesting that Prosecutor Joseph Deters immediately prosecute Ms. Baker tothe fullest extent of the law. The documents were faxed to Juvenile Court on3-12-2013. Interestingly, the documents in question were not attached to Ms.Baker's extensive affidavit.The forged documents are in cases 12-7304; 12-7366 and 12-7307.Respectfully,


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